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To our surprise, students seem to like this assignment more than the traditional reading response! More thoughts and FAQs in the blogpost.
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Yuval Noah Harari at Davos asking the question that I have formulated, investigated, and answered in "Person, Thing, Robot" @mitpress.bsky.social It's nice when the rest of the world catches up to your research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB7...
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15.02.2026 18:17 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This article does a good job of pointing to what I tried to show in my Nihilism book, which is that nihilism is political. But what is not here discussed is how nihilism isn't merely a reaction to politics but also something politics can be designed to actively generate...
15.02.2026 18:34 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Episodic Future Thinking by Donna Rose Addis: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.112fbf72
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The Brains Blog is hosting a symposium on my book Deflating Mental Representation this week. Comments by Mazviita Chirimuuta, Caitlin Mace & Adina Roskies, and Oron Shagrir.
philosophyofbrains.com/2026/01/12/f...
Here's our latest podcast episode: a conversation with the formidable and admirable Yuria Celidwen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc_Y...
13.02.2026 21:13 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Flyer for Alex Madva's CSU's Got Talent presentation, "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change--CSU Edition"
Somebody Should Do Something & that Somebody Could Be in the CSU!
CSU's Got Talent on Wed 2/18, 10a (online)!
Come for the TLDR of my book, stay for the exploration of concrete strategies for applying the book's lessons through our roles in the CSU!
Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AjbgeQFT5...
You couldn't make this mistake with the mind. Just sayin'
13.02.2026 17:25 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Autism by Uta Frith: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.db4c7c20
13.02.2026 12:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I wrote a short article on AI Model Evaluation for the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science ๐๐
Hope this is helpful for anyone who wants a super broad, beginner-friendly intro to the topic!
Thanks @mcxfrank.bsky.social and @asifamajid.bsky.social for this amazing initiative!
AI Model Evaluation by Jennifer Hu: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.b0757e8d
12.02.2026 12:00 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Someone beat me to it. :-/
12.02.2026 16:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Congrats Noah! Remind me to teach you the Senior Editor Secret Handshake.
12.02.2026 16:14 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Speech Recognition by James M. McQueen: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.626f4797
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Hands holding a copy of "The Self-Evidencing Agent: Mind, Existence, and Predictive Processing" by Jakob Hohwy on a plain background.
"A masterful examination of what it means to be an โagentโ ... Essential reading for anyone interested why they are the way they are." โ @anilseth.bsky.social
"The Self-Evidencing Agent" by Jakob @hohwy.bsky.social is available in paperback & #OpenAccess editions: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255389...
The book in question the Jonathan Moreno refer to below:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255337...
www.thehastingscenter.org/what-does-an...
Sorry to all the famous musicians whose ticket sales we crush
"How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation with the authors of Somebody Should Do Something"
Mar 13, 2026
4:00pm โ 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 410
@madva.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social
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My book from 2013 might be of interest to students of how emotion interacts with perception, cognition, and motivation. But note that it's not written with a general reader in mind.
(unfortunately not open access)
mitpress.mit.edu/978026201956...
#neuroskyence
One of my favorite recent covers:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255389...
Reinforcement Learning by Anne GE Collins: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.36d1ca92
07.02.2026 12:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0So pumped!
06.02.2026 20:50 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
"Played SXSW 2026" feels like a Top 5 Lifetime Achievement
How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation With The Authors Of Somebody Should Do Something
F 3/13: 4:00pm โ 5:00pm
schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP115...
@michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @madva.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
That's awesome Dan. Congrats!
06.02.2026 19:39 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Try stuff! Philosophers like me sometimes overthink questions about the best and right way to make change. I'm trying to learn how to adopt an experimental mindset instead.
A real honor to talk about this and other themes from the book with @madva.bsky.social on @underthedesknews.bsky.social.
Hearing by Casey OโCallaghan: https://doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.7a7ee600
05.02.2026 12:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Had a blast on @underthedesknews.bsky.social with V Spehar and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social yesterday!
Catch the full video here, plus some links to YouTube shorts in the thread below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGz...
@dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
โJakob Hohwyโs much anticipated new book delivers on all fronts. A masterful examination of what it means to be an โagentโ....Essential reading for anyone interested why they are the way they are.โ - @anilseth.bsky.social author of BEING YOU
03.02.2026 14:43 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โThis is a beautiful book by one of our most inventive and profound thinkers. It is undisciplined because it transcends disciplinary limitations, and it is pro-human even as it resists all forms of anthropomorphism." - @alvanoe.bsky.social author of ACTION IN PERCEPTION
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